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W. L. WEATHERLY.

STANDING COLLAR FOR FEMALE WEAR.

No. 278,758. I Patented June 6,1883.

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UNITED STATES PAT NT ()EFICE.

WILLIAM L. WEATHEELY, E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEO. P. IDE, BEUoE & 00., 0E TROY, NEW YORK.

STANDING COLLAR FOR FEMALE WE-AR.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,758, dated June 5, 1883.

Application filed March 31, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. WEATH- ERLY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars for Ladies and Children, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in ladies and childrens standing collars, which can be adjusted at the ends in front of and about the neck of the wearer by a cord or ribbon; and principal object of my improvements is to provide cheap and simple means whereby an adjusting ribbon or cord can be neatly displayed in tasty form, both at the front ends and at one side of the collar, and whereby is avoided all necessity of having the bowed or flowing ends of the cord or ribbon directly under or close to the chin of the person, where such ends would be most liable to annoy the wearer and to become most quickly soiled. That object is accomplished in the collar represented in the aforesaid drawing by having through the standing upper portion of the collar three holes, two of which are in the two end parts and one in one side part, as shown at B B and C, said three holes being arranged and adapted to receive a cord or ribbon, as shown at 0, whereby the collar can be adjusted to stand and fit easily and nicely around and upon the neck of the wearer. Pref erably the cord or ribbon is inserted so as to be displayed in front of the two end parts between the two end holes, as shown in said drawing, and extended inward through those two holes, and thence in a double stretch alongv H or taste of the wearer.

I do not claim a collar having holes through its two end parts, nor such a collar having a necktie extending through such holes and secured therein.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. A collar having through its standing upper portion two holes inthe two end parts and a hole in one side part, all arranged and adapted to receive an adjusting cord or ribbon, as described.

2. A collar having through its standing upper portion two holes in the two end parts, a hole in one side part, and a cord or ribbon extending in front of the two end parts between the two end holes, through the latter holes, and thence in a double stretch to and through the side hole, and there secured on the outer sur- 

